Word
Ten błąd nie jest ani odwracalny, ani dopuszczalny.
Meaning
This error is neither reversible nor permissible.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Ten błąd nie jest ani odwracalny, ani dopuszczalny.
być
to be
nie
no / not
ten
this (m)
błąd
mistake
Questions & Answers about Ten błąd nie jest ani odwracalny, ani dopuszczalny.
How do the adjectives odwracalny and dopuszczalny demonstrate the concept of potentiality from this lesson?
Both adjectives end in the suffix -alny, which functions like the English suffixes "-able" or "-ible". Odwracalny means "reversible" (capable of being reversed) and is built from the verb odwracać. Dopuszczalny means "permissible" or "acceptable" (capable of being permitted) and comes from the verb dopuszczać.
Why are these adjectives formed from the imperfective verbs (odwracać, dopuszczać) rather than their perfective pairs (odwrócić, dopuścić)?
Adjectives of potentiality ending in -alny or -elny are almost exclusively formed from imperfective verbs. This is because they describe a general, ongoing capacity or property of an object (the ability to be reversed or permitted at any time), which aligns with the imperfective aspect, rather than a single completed action.
Why is there a nie in front of jest when the sentence already uses ani..., ani... (neither..., nor...)?
Polish requires double (or multiple) negation. The conjunctions ani..., ani... must always be accompanied by a negated verb, such as nie jest, in the same sentence. A literal translation of the Polish structure would be "This error is not neither reversible nor permissible."
Why are the adjectives odwracalny and in the nominative case instead of the instrumental case, since they follow the verb ?